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kevin good (24.154.80.190)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 9:22 am: | |
We recently got a 10 kw generator and I am looking for any suggestions on how to wire generator to bus electric and do it safely. Are there any special ground issues to be aware of? I have a gentleman who is pretty good with electrical instalation in houses, he has never done a bus so we are just trying to gather info at this point. Thank you for any help |
TWO DOGS (65.177.144.248)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 9:40 am: | |
use the "KISS ".....put a R.V. plug on your new gen. & when you need the generator plug your power cord into it... |
CoryDane RTSII (66.155.188.170)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 3:32 pm: | |
Thats true TWODs
EXCEPTION
if you have an inverter such as a XantrexTrace that has the throwover built in. Then KISS is to connect to the inverter.
I think the simple thought is this
if being fed from land, the Grd/Neutral bond is at the land source.
If being fed from inverter/gen, the GRD/Neutral bond is at the source on the bus (a common spot for both Inv / Gen ) and the land GRD/Neutral bond must be open.
You cannot have two Grd/Neutral bonds in service at one time.
Of course, your GRD will grd to the vehicle chasis solid.
That is putting it pretty simple.
"Imagine"
cd |
Geoff (Geoff) (66.238.120.31)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 8:31 pm: | |
The simplest way is to buy an automatic transfer switch and follow their directions for the generator input and shore line input. If you are going to use an inverter, or if you are going to use a Trace SW series inverter, you will need to make further arrangements. |